But the brakes _ARE NOT_ programmed to shut off _in flight_ after the pedal has been pressed X times.

Why do you have such a hard time accepting that? Why are you mixing:

" The SBC has X amount of service life, you will get 2 white and a red service warning, at this point we deem the SBC too unreliable to continue and it will shut down next key cycle. "

with

" A random component failure in flight that no one can predict resulting in a shut down "

From my prior post

"" So, around 58 to 75 % expected SBC life, a white warning is issued, another white issued again at about 83% of life. When the counter hits 100% of life, the system issues a red warning and locks out. I would not expect the system to stop functioning in flight due to a life limit counter. Do you have documentation that once the counter hits a certain point the system locks out in flight? ""

Throughout this thread is is becoming apparent what political party people vote for ( I need big govt and its regulations to keep me safe because it is always someone else's fault Vs I see a white warning then a red do not drive this car warning and exert personal responsibility by not continuing to drive the car. )